Anders Kylhammar specialises in dispute resolution and business law, with particular focus on intellectual property, advertising law and protection of trade secrets. He has extensive experience from strategic advice and litigation concerning trade marks, copyright, designs, patents and unfair commercial practices. Anders lectures at inter alia the Faculty of Law at Lund University. He has published several articles and books on intellectual property law.
Before joining Sandart & Partners, Anders was an Associate Judge at Svea Court of Appeal in Stockholm. He was also a legal adviser at the Swedish Ministry of Justice / Division for Intellectual Property Law. In addition, Anders has served as an expert in several Swedish legislative committees, inter alia the Legislative Committee on Criminal Copyright and Trade Mark Infringements (SOU 2018:16).
WTR 1000, IAM Patent 1000, Chambers, Legal 500, IP Stars and other international lawyer guides rank Anders as a leading lawyer in the practice areas in which he provides legal advice.
Service users are particularly effusive in their praise of Anders Kylhammar, who is “a wonderful and highly experienced lawyer with an in-depth knowledge of IP law (especially the EU aspects), with a quick and creative mind”.
WTR 1000 2023
Pairing his profound legal knowledge and great business acumen, [Anders] is a go-to for patents and trade secrets mandates.
IAM Patent 2024
Practice areas
- Dispute Resolution
- Intellectual Property
- Marketing Law / Unfair Commercial Practices
Registered representative before the Unitary Patent Court (UPC)
Experience
2017 Expert, the Swedish Legislative Committee on Criminal Copyright and Trade Mark Infringements (SOU 2018:16)
2015-2016 Expert, the 2015 Swedish Legislative Committee on Trade Marks (SOU 2016:79)
2014-2016 Managing Partner, Sandart
2001- Partner, Sandart
2001- Member of the Swedish Bar (Advokat)
2000 Associate, Sandart
1999-2000 Expert, the Swedish Legislative Committee on Design (SOU 2000:79)
1998-2001 Expert, the Swedish Legislative Committee on Trade Marks (SOU 1999:19 and SOU 2001:26)
1998-1999 Legal Adviser, Swedish Ministry of Justice, the Division for IP Law
1997 Secretary, Swedish Study Commission of the Criminal Inquest into the Assassination
of Prime Minister Olof Palme (SOU 1999:88)
1997 Associate Judge of Appeal, Svea Court of Appeal
1994-1996 Reporting clerk and Assistant Judge, Svea Court of Appeal; Assistant Judge, Stockholm District Court
1990-1993 Law clerk, Stockholm District Court
Education
1991-1992 Universiteit van Amsterdam (LL.M., EU Business Law)
1990 Stockholms universitet (juris kandidat, LL.M.)
1982 North Park University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
